Fire-escape



(No Model.)

P. POGARTY.

FIRE ESCAPE. No. 339,871. Patented Apr. 13, 1886.

WITNESSES: IN VENTOR:

ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PATRICK FOGARTY, OF MILVAUKEE, \VISCONSIN.

FIRE-ESCAPE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 339,871, dated April 13, 1886.

Application filed August 28, 1885. Serial No. 175,563.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PATRICK FOGARTY, of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented a newand Improved Fire-Escape, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to the construction of an apparatus to be used for the purpose of rescuing human beings from burning buildings; and it consists, essentially, of an elevator'car supported by wires that pass over pulleys carried by arms that project from an adjustable bar that is secured within the window-casing, and of certain details of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described, and specifically pointed out in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, in which I have presented a perspective view of a portion of a building and window-casing with my invention applied thereto.

A represents one of the side walls ofa building, and B B the window-casing, of which the sill is shown at 0. Two bars, a and I), are united by a telescopic joint at a. Each of these bars carries an outwardly projecting arm, D, upon which thereis mountedasheave, d. The projecting ends of the bars a and I) are arranged to enter sockets formed in the window-casing B B, so that the parts may be placed in the substantial relative position shown in the drawing. Two wire cords or ropes, J J, pass over the sheaves d d, and their inner ends are hooked to a car or basket, E, preferably made (No model.)

of piping properly jointed together. The outer ends, j j, of the wires J J pass down to within reach ofparties standing on the ground. In order to provide a means for communicating with adjoining houses, I run a wire, K. over pulleysp, secured to the face of the wall in position to support thewire K, so that it will bewithin reach of the window of buildings at either side.

In operation the wires J Jare manipulated by people standing in front of the burning building, so that the ear E is elevated to the window within reach of the occupants in order that they may enter the car and be lowered to the sidewalk.

The wire K affords an easy way of communicating from building to building.

By making the telescopic joint 0 the bars a b may be applied to windows of varying width, and one set ofbars will do for all the windows of a house.

Having th usdescribed myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent A fire -escape consisting of the telescopically-jointed bars a b, held by recesses formed in the window-casing, and adapted to be ad justed to windows of different widths, arms D D, attached to said bars, and sheaves d d, supported by said arms, hoisting-ropes carried by said sheaves, and an elevatonear, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

PATRICK FOGARTY.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM CAMPBELL, GEORGE W. BARBER. 

